Thiego
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willian Thiego de Jesus | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Aracaju, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2016 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | La Unión, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Sergipe | ||
| 2006–2007 |
Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Sergipe | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 |
Grêmio | 50 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bahia (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ceará | 29 | (1) |
| 2013 | Figueirense | 18 | (3) |
| 2014 | Khazar Lankaran | 29 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Chapecoense | 68 | (8) |
| Total | 240 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willian Thiego de Jesus (22 July 1986 – 28 November 2016), known as Willian Thiego or simply Thiego, was a Brazilian
Club career
Grêmio
Born in
Initially assigned to the under-20s, Thiego was promoted to the first team the following year; known as Willian Thiego, he only used the last name due to the presence of Willian Magrão in the squad. He made his Série A debut during the campaign, contributing with 11 appearances.
On 14 June 2008 Thiego scored his top tier goal, a powerful close-range shot in a 3–0 away win against Goiás.[1] He would subsequently appear regularly for the club, also representing the side in 2009 Copa Libertadores.
Thiego was sent on a one-year loan to Kyoto Sanga FC in January 2010.[2] Upon returning, he subsequently served another temporary deal at Bahia[3] before leaving the club.
Ceará / Figueirense
On 5 March 2012, Thiego was sold to Ceará.[4] He immediately became a regular starter at the club, but was still released on 31 October.[5]
On 16 January 2013, Thiego signed a one-year deal with
Khazar Lankaran
Following the expiration of his Figueirense contract, Thiego signed an 18-month contract with
Chapecoense
In January 2015, Willian Thiego signed for
On 15 June 2016, Thiego scored a brace in a 3–3 home draw against former club Grêmio.
Death
On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Thiego was among the fatalities of the
Career statistics
- As of 27 November 2016[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grêmio
|
2007 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 56 | 1 | |||
| Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 2010 | J.League
|
10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Bahia (loan) | 2011 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Ceará (loan) | 2012 | Série B | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 21 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 4 | ||
Khazar Lankaran
|
2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 29 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Chapecoense | 2015 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 33 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | — | 62 | 8 | |||
| Subtotal | 46 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 84 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 173 | 13 | 67 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2007
- Chapecoense
- Copa Sudamericana: 2016 (posthumously)[12]
References
- ^ "Grêmio goleia o Goiás e já é vice-líder do Brasileirão" [Grêmio thrash Goiás and already is the second-placed team in the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Grêmio empresta W. Thiego ao futebol japonês" [Grêmio loan W. Thiego to Japanese football] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- UOL Esporte. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- Globo Esporte. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Diretoria do Ceará acerta a saída de mais três jogadores; 11 já foram dispensados" [Ceará's board agree the departure of three more players; 11 were already released] (in Portuguese). O Povo. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Figueirense acerta contratação de Willian Thiego, ex-Ceará" (in Portuguese). esportes. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Tyeqo de Jesusla müqavilə imzalandı" [Thiego de Jesus signed his contract] (in Azerbaijani). Khazar Lankaran FC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ В Хазаре останутся всего 3 легионера [Legionaries leave Khazar] (in Russian). Azerifootball. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ESPN Brasil. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Sergipano está entre as vítimas de queda de avião do Chapecoense" [Sergipano is among the victims of Chapecoense's plane crash] (in Portuguese). G1. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Thiego at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play" [CONMEBOL awards 2016 Sudamericana champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
